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As air travel's evolved from the free-wheeling, chain-smoking, good time emporium at altitude that it once was, to the no frills, no fun hell it's become, it makes sense that flight attendants' uniforms would also change over the years.

Stripped of their short skirts, today's cabin crew sport sad, drab, and mostly gawd-awful uniforms. But to every rule there's a sexy exception, which is why we’ve ranked the very worst to the absolute hottest in-flight attire.

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ASEXUAL FRUMPFEST

14. Southwest
Easily the most Pat-from-SNL outfit of the group, it's almost as if someone at Southwest accidentally went all-in on a massive Overstock order of pleated Dockers remains from the late '90s. Really, they might as well be wearing potato sacks. How is she even able to fake that smile?

POLYESTER PURGATORY

12. Aer Lingus
Not only does that shade of teal hurt the eyes of anyone who doesn't have MJD on his fantasy team, but that blazer's hiding everything underneath. Which is too bad, and makes us think it might be better on the no-fly list.

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10. Air New Zealand
With, um, avant-garde in-flight safety videos like this one, we expected to see a little more skin on Air NZ flight attendants. At least it "hugs the hips" as the fashion people say, right? They say that, don't they?

OOOH CHAPEAUX

7. Air Canada Rouge
The tilted fedora, the cardigans unbuttoned at the bottom -- is this an airline or social media startup? For some reason, we're expecting these stylish hipsters to break out in song any minute now.

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4. Singapore Airlines
A fancy, floor length gown means even an Economy seat is an upgrade, right? These dresses were designed in 1968 and haven't changed since. Which means they're either classic enough to stand the test of time or Singapore Air is just super cheap when it comes to upgrading uniforms.

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DOWNRIGHT SEXY

2. Virgin America
This one reminds us of a hot teacher, or a naughty secretary, or someone else who's both attractive and authoritative. It's certain to have us inventing all kinds of excuses to press the call button, if you know what we mean. (We mean press the call button. So she comes over, because it's her job.)